Recent content by J' Rek Vandekar

Don't bother... I've already tried :P

You're not offending me. I do like like them. But I also love a good Strat, ES335 or Gretsch. I just love guitars. Period.

Stratman, you certainly don't mince words! :P

I wouldn't exactly call them crap, but they're not as versitile as a Fender or Gibson. It drives me crazy that they're seen and treated as an investment instead of an instrument. You want an investment? Franklin Mint has collector plates. Leave the guitars to the players.

True. You have to make sure you can deliver a product or nobody will want to buy it. I asked a local music store vendor why he didn't carry Rickenbacker. He told me there was no market in the area for them. They were far too expensive and to deal with Ric central was a hassle. Plus once he got...

That's because John Hall is a Facist Nazi *******. Trade dress my ***. The only thing he's accomplishing is keeping instruments out of the hands of musicians. If the whole headquarters of Rickenbacker burned to the ground, I'd laugh my *** off. The plus side for the collectors that own them is...

Holy crap! That is the best Ric 360v64 fireglow copy I've ever seen. Would you by any chance be willing to part with it? If you are, I call FIRST DIBBS! :P I've got a no name Ric 12 string copy and that has allowed me to learn how to play 12 strings (at least marginally). I'd love a V64 but...

I know this may be a bit off topic, but here's what appaers to be a "real" Strat with the opening bid of $1.93. http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Nice-Guitar-with-the-Dragon-White_W0QQitemZ300079802175QQihZ020QQcategoryZ621QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I get scared whenever I see these things. People get ripped...

Okay so I Lied. :roll: I would still buy the 360/12 'C' '63. But I'm not waiting years it would take for me to save up the money to buy one, plus the years spent on the waiting list once I had the money. Maybe I'll pick up a used 360/12 V64 instead. But for now, I'll learn to play and write...

It's nice to hear how Ric deals with this. It seems to me that Fender and Gibson had the same problem and gave up trying to police the system and simply concentrated on making better quality instruments. With Rickenbackers' renouned quality NEVER in question, their bully-tactics are quite...

I ran across this on ebay. Any interested parties would do good to bid or contact the seller now as I'm sure the Rickenbacker/Ebay Gestapo will soon have the auction pulled. Cheers...